The phrase "sweetly sleep" resonates through 11 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
sweetly sleep
...O sleep, my Jesus, sleep!
Softly sleep, sweetly sleep,
My Jesus, sleep!...
O sleep, my Jesus, sleep!
Softly sleep, sweetly sleep,
My Jesus, sleep!
...O happy, happy is your lot!
Sweetly sleep, oh! sweetly sleep,
Your toil is done, your sorrow o’er;...
O happy, happy is your lot!
Sweetly sleep, oh! sweetly sleep,
Your toil is done, your sorrow o’er;
...Lies one that I loved so well;
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow,
Disturb not her rest in the vale....
Lies one that I loved so well;
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow,
Disturb not her rest in the vale.
...Lies one that I loved so well;
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow,
Disturb not her rest in the vale....
Lies one that I loved so well;
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow,
Disturb not her rest in the vale.
...Lies one that I loved so well;
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow,
Disturb not her rest in the vale....
Lies one that I loved so well;
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow,
Disturb not her rest in the vale.
...A rest for weary pilgrims found;
They safely lie and sweetly sleep,
Low in the ground, low in the ground....
A rest for weary pilgrims found;
They safely lie and sweetly sleep,
Low in the ground, low in the ground.
...In the lion’s den, behold,
Daniel sweetly sleeps;
While the guardian angel there,...
In the lion’s den, behold,
Daniel sweetly sleeps;
While the guardian angel there,
...In the lion’s den, behold,
Daniel sweetly sleeps;
While the guardian angel there,...
In the lion’s den, behold,
Daniel sweetly sleeps;
While the guardian angel there,
...More than all the wicked, though their wealth increase.
In His care confiding, I will sweetly sleep.
For the Lord, my Savior, will in safety keep....
More than all the wicked, though their wealth increase.
In His care confiding, I will sweetly sleep.
For the Lord, my Savior, will in safety keep.
...We own Thee as our king.
Sleep, sweetly sleep on Thy pillow of hay,
Wonderful King, this Christmas day;...
We own Thee as our king.
Sleep, sweetly sleep on Thy pillow of hay,
Wonderful King, this Christmas day;
...O little child! be still and rest;
He sweetly sleeps whom Jesus keeps;
And in the morning, wake so blest,...
O little child! be still and rest;
He sweetly sleeps whom Jesus keeps;
And in the morning, wake so blest,
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